Meet feather & stone

In November 2012 my life changed in a moment. My son, 16 years old at the time, was diagnosed with cancer. That was the day that "living in the moment" became a daily practice of mine.  After many rounds of chemo, radiation and stem cell transplant we were told that we had no other treatment options available.  A parent's worst nightmare. Just the thought of losing your child is heart wrenching enough, let alone experiencing the loss itself for real.  

In May 2014 my son passed away.  At this moment, my foundation collapsed.  I "broke".  For months I fought to even exist.  It took me months to start pulling these broken pieces of me back together.  We often gauge our life with a "purpose".  Having a purpose gives us a reason to exist, something to focus on or create. One particular moment of "clarity" was when I was asking myself once again about what my purpose would be moving forward in my life.  The message was so clear to me, I thought if the only purpose I have in this lifetime was to show my daughter that you can get through the unimaginable gracefully then that to me was it, my purpose.  

And so it began, digging deep within myself to find beauty, joy and healing from within myself first and then allowing it to exude outward to the people around me and the world itself.  I have continued to listen to those internal whispers as I realized that they were guiding me on my path of healing. 

The true loves of my life will always be my family, my husband, my son and my daughter.  When I am asked,  "How many children do I have?" I will often say, "I have one in heaven and one on earth".  Hence my interpretation of Feather & Stone.  There is not a manual that exists on this earth that prepares you for some of the most heartbreaking situations that you may have to face during your life. It is those life experiences that shape us into the wise, humble, loving beings we become if we are only able to surrender to the healing.